My talk at the Key West Art and Historical Museum went well, I think. It was great meeting a member of the audience from the “Sawyers” of the Bahamas. She is also of Swiss and Seminole descent, if memory serves. I loved seeing the buildings and trees (and roosters) that summoned thoughts of Miami. So… Continue reading key west trip went well

It’s late, but I am packed. Before bed, I looked through a scrapbook and found this old picture of me in my twenties. I am standing in Key West at the southernmost point of the United States. The year is 1992. Headed there to speak 6pm Thursday at Custom House, 281 Front Street in Key… Continue reading black Bahamians in Key West and Beyond

School starts next week. A new year is upon us. Looking forward to upcoming conversation concerning race and space on the Florida peninsula with the Bahamas in view. Above is a photo of turn of the century Bahamian women of African descent in Coconut Grove, the first community I called home in South Florida. Many… Continue reading new year